Pisac District
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pisac
| native_name = P'isaq
| native_name_lang = qu
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Pisaq 07.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Pisac
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| mapsize = frameless
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Pisac in the Calca province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Cusco
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Calca
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| established_title = Founded
| established_date =
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Pisac
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Gavino Yucra Tunqui
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 148.25
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 2972
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 9239
| population_as_of = 2005 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
| blank_name_sec1 = UBIGEO
| blank_info_sec1 = 080405
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Pisac District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
- Hatun Wayllarani
- Ichhunayuq
- Machu Kuntur Sinqa
- Ñustapata
- Pukayuq
- Q'ispi Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=2013-01-27 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Pisac, elevation {{convert|2990|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)
|Jan high C = 21.8
|Feb high C = 21.5
|Mar high C = 22.0
|Apr high C = 22.7
|May high C = 23.4
|Jun high C = 23.2
|Jul high C = 23.0
|Aug high C = 23.4
|Sep high C = 23.6
|Oct high C = 23.7
|Nov high C = 24.3
|Dec high C = 22.7
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 10.1
|Feb low C = 10.0
|Mar low C = 9.7
|Apr low C = 8.2
|May low C = 6.1
|Jun low C = 4.6
|Jul low C = 4.2
|Aug low C = 5.3
|Sep low C = 7.5
|Oct low C = 9.2
|Nov low C = 9.8
|Dec low C = 10.0
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 119.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 99.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 83.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 26.4
|May precipitation mm = 7.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 4.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 5.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 6.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 11.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 39.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 56.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 99.3
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones
| archive-date = 21 August 2023
| url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones
| title = Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020
| publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru
| access-date = 25 October 2023}}
}}
See also
References
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{{Districts of Calca Province}}
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Category:Districts of the Calca province
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